Nairobi is by far the largest city in Kenya, with amazing tall and magnificent structures.
For a visitor getting into the city for the first time, a tour of the tall buildings may hurt you neck but only a handful will stick to your memory due to their unique design and masocic arts on them.
Some of these building were built by highly dreaded Freemason society. Most of the buildings built have elements of resemblance in their architectural design.
Most of them represents the city’s political, economic, educational or religious powers.
Some of the building in Nairobi built byFreemason include;
Parliament Building
The legislative building was designed by Amyas Connell and Thornley Dyer for the British administration before Independence. It was however renamed New Parliament after Kenya got independence.
One of its features that stands out distinctively is a miniature version of the Big Ben Clock, located at the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
The Mausoleum of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, the founding father of the Republic of Kenya, is found there.
The building was however recently expanded in compliance with 2010 constitution to accommodate more members of Parliament.
All Saints Cathedral
The church was built in three stages.Its foundation stone was laid in February 1917. The architect Temple Moore loved the Gothic style of constriction, and it was consecrated in 1952.
The church’s stained glass windows were created by renowned British stained-glass artist AJ Davis.
The last stage was completed in 1962. It is however not until 1963, after independence, that Africans were allowed to use the church to worship.
Freemasonry was practiced by the foreman who oversaw the construction.
Freemason’s Hall
It was built by the earliest freemasons who came to the country to construct the All Saints Cathedral Church. While in Kenya, they built their Freemasons Lodge along Nyerere Road. It was built in the 1930s and has always appeared deserted.
City Hall
The white building near KICC hosts the office of the Nairobi governor. One cannot miss the uniqueness of the building and the masonic influence in its architecture.
The building was designed by Cobb & Archer. It was completed and accessible to the public in the 1950s.
With a clock tower that stood 165 feet tall, it was the highest structure in Nairobi at the time.It was later expanded in 1981 after the 13-storey City Hall Annex was constructed beside it.
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McMillan Library
The McMillan Memorial Library is the oldest library in Nairobi and the second oldest in Kenya after the Seif bin Salim Library in Mombasa.
The public library sits at the junction of Wabera Street and Banda Street . The library also houses an extensive Africana section and rare first-edition books and works of art, including portraits and sculptures. The McMillan Library in Nairobi.
Kenya National Archives
The Kenya National Archives was designed by Cobb & Archery. It holds 40,000 volumes of public records and archives.
The gigantic was once occupied by Gridlays Bank but it was eventually taken over and converted to archive.
